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What's going on Friday? (Blur, Babes In Toyland, Chance the Rapper, Garbage, Terry & Louie, Jimmy Webb & more)

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Blur, Courtney Barnett @ Madison Square Garden Not counting their surprise show at Music Hall of Willimasburg in May (which was almost entirely just their new album), Britpop greats Blur haven’t played an NYC with Graham Coxon in 15 ye…

CMJ 2015 initial artist lineup

The 2015 CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 13-17, and today the initial list of artists was revealed. A bunch of these are NYC shows we’ve posted about (browse our “CMJ” tag), but highlights include Car Seat Headrest, Cheatahs, Destruction Unit, Dent May, Dilly Dally, Doomsquad, Drinks, Eternal Summers, Evans the Death, Ex Hex, Expert Alterations, Ezra Furman, Frankie Cosmos, Hooton Tennis Club, Kamasi Washington, Kero Kero Bonito, Mercury Rev, Nai Harvest, Neon Indian, Panda Bear, Perfect Pussy, Protomartyr, S, Shannon and the Clams, Slim Twig, Stealing Sheep, The Album Leaf, The Dirty Nil, The Men, The Wonder Years, Titus Andronicus and Wil…

The Fest announces 2015 lineup (Desaparecidos, Menzingers, mewithoutYou, Jazz June, Beach Slang, Restorations, more)

Gainesville’s annual punk festival The Fest returns in 2015 for its 14th year (hence Fest 14) from October 30 to November 1, and like in previous years, a handful of the bands play Pre-Fest in Little Ybor from October 28…

Tweens touring, playing CMJ shows w/ PAWS, PINS, Jeff Rosenstock & others (dates)

Tweens at BV-SXSW 2014 (more by Tim Griffin) Garage pop/punks Tweens are touring this year, including a trip to NYC for CMJ, where they’ve got a few shows currently announ…

The Fest announces more bands (Hot Water Music, Screaming Females, Touche Amore, Pianos BTT, Modern Baseball & more)

Touche Amore at Santos in 2011 (more by Rebecca Reed) Gainesville punk mecca The Fest recently announced its 2014 lineup and now many additional artists were announced, including Hot Water Music, Screaming Females, Touche Amore, Pianos Become the Teeth, Modern Baseball, Tiltwheel, The Sidekicks, Rescuer, Spraynard (reunion), Worriers, Three Man Cannon, Two Knights, Ben Nichols, Restorations, Placeholder, Enabler, The Weaks and more…